Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Henry VIII of England alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Henry VIII of England were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1491 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 39 when Henry VIII of England was born.

Henry VIII of England was 27 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Born 28 June 1491 · died 28 January 1547, aged 55

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Henry VIII of England
Leonardo da Vinci and Henry VIII of England in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.